SUISUN CITY — C. Andrew Nelson, the man who played Darth Vader for Lucasfilm since 1994 in movies and video games, will be signing autographs May 7 during Free Comic Book Day in Suisun City. The event will be hosted at Waterfront Comics at 609 Main St. It will also include an appearance by Buzz [...]
SUISUN CITY — Multicultural folk and children’s musician Bonnie Lockhart will help the Suisun Library celebrate Children’s Book Week at 6:30 p.m. May 5 with a Family Music Night concert. Lockhart is a singer and songwriter from Oakland who has already published two albums, “Dreams, Drums & Green Thumbs” and “Growing with Music: Songs for [...]
VACAVILLE — Marvin Riehl loves telling stories. Whether it’s about bailing hay in 1930s Vacaville or flying B-24 bombers over Burma, Riehl loves to bring forth the details of what he says has been a wonderful, full life. His friends at the Vacaville Heritage Council threw a surprise 94th birthday celebration Thursday for the man who [...]
VALLEJO — The Vallejo People’s Garden will open Saturday with a celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The garden features fruits and vegetables to be used by local low-income and homeless residents. Free workshops at the opening include beekeeping, garden layout, composting, gardening and California native plants. The event will also include music and [...]
GREEN VALLEY — Homeowners in eight lower Green Valley subdivisions will again be clearing out their garages and attics to put on Green Valley’s 12th annual Community Garage sale June 4. Last year, about 150 homes participated in the sale, which will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer everything from tools [...]
By Steve Kiefer Daily Republic religion columnist Do you have a fear of flying? If you do, the official name for that fear is “aerophobia.” For many people this is a real challenge. However, just when you thought that phobia was daunting enough, now you can add “airtrafficsnoozeophobia,” the fear of slumbering airport personnel. If you [...]
FAIRFIELD — To Mike Singer it hardly seems like it’s been 42 years since he first started coaching. But then he lists the stops along the way. Orestimba of Newman High, St. Mary’s of Stockton and, of course, Armijo are among them. Singer’s spent the last 16 years coaching baseball and football as well as [...]
FAIRFIELD — A fundraising luncheon, show and auction called Chasing Our Dreams is being held by the National Federation for the Blind from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 12 at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Fairfield. Auction prizes include stays at the Omni Hotel in San Diego or San Francisco, the Villagio in [...]
Modest exercise is the new prescription for health. There’s the not-so-good news and the good news. The unfortunate news is that there is currently an epidemic of physical inactivity in the United States today. Twenty-five percent of adult Americans are completely sedentary, and another 50 percent would benefit from being more active. So, what’s the [...]
Q: I have a home warranty question. We bought our home, our first, in December. Our Realtor really pressed us to buy a home warranty. She said it would cover all of our appliances if they were to break. She said it was her office’s policy that their customers buy one. Well, we got a [...]
1934-2011 Alfred James Pangburn Jr. was the first son born to father Alfred James Pangburn Sr. and only child born to mother Viola (Collins) Pangburn on March 7, 1934, in Fairfield, California. Al attended Armijo High School and enlisted in the Air Force at 17, then started working for PG&E in the 1950s where he [...]
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